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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (2638)	7/19/2002 3:22:39 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Tim: Here's an assessment of our President... Message 17763372

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (2638)	7/19/2002 4:30:52 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Cheney vows pursuit of US corporate wrongdoers [Mr. Integrity -- I mean our VP -- cracks me up] HOUSTON, July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, facing questions over his tenure as chief executive of an energy services firm whose accounting is being investigated, said on Friday the Bush administration would vigorously pursue corporate wrongdoers. "When there are reports of fraud, the American people can be certain that the government will fully investigate them," Cheney said. "We must not and will not allow the deeds of a few to tarnish our free-enterprise system." Cheney spoke at a $1,000-a-plate luncheon fund-raiser for Texas Attorney General John Cornyn, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Republican Phil Gramm. Cheney did not make himself available to answer media questions after the event. The vice president has been criticized recently over his time running oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE:HAL - News), which is being investigated by federal securities regulators over how it accounted for construction cost overruns. President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was confident Cheney did nothing wrong at Halliburton and that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would reach the same conclusion. Critics have argued that the SEC, which is under the president's authority, cannot conduct an impartial investigation. Bush himself has taken fire from critics for loans he accepted -- just like those he now wants banned -- and stock sales he made while a director of Harken Energy (AMEX:HEC - News). The SEC, which was then under the authority of his father, former President George Bush, cleared him of insider trading allegations.